Rolando Cubela Secades

Rolando Cubela Secades (1932-) was a Cuban revolutionary leader. Cubela later worked for the CIA to undermine Fidel Castro's regime, and he was forced to go into exile in Spain.

Biography
Rolando Cubela Secades was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba in 1932, and he was one of the founders of the Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil in 1954. He became one of eight members of its executive council, and he took part in the Cuban Revolution as a 26th of July Movement commander. Cubela was wounded at the Battle of Santa Clara in 1958, and he was appointed Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Government in 1959 following the success of the revolution. Cubela betrayed Fidel Castro after believing that he had created a communist dictatorship, becoming a CIA contact. In 1966, he was arrested by Castro himself for several assassination attempts on his life, and Castro petitioned the court to avoid the death penalty. He was pardoned and released in 1979, and he went into exile in Spain, where he became a doctor.